Pediatric Heart Center
Early diagnosis and care for heart defects
Our pediatric heart specialists use state-of-the-art technology that can detect congenital heart defects before the birth of your child.
Pediatric Services
Pediatric Heart Center
Fetal cardiology services
Our team of fetal cardiology specialists believe in family-centered and patient-driven care; care that is based on building individual relationships with patients and their families.
We work with our families to provide them with expert evaluation, diagnosis, management, and counseling of congenital heart defects.
What we offer
- State-of-the-art fetal echocardiography technology that can detect heart defects before the birth of your child as early as 12 weeks gestation
- Comprehensive diagnosis, counseling and care plan for you and your family the same day as your echocardiogram
- 24/7 access to a full range of obstetric and pediatric medical specialties including pediatric cardiology, pediatric cardiothoracic surgery, perinatology, fetal/pediatric surgery and neonatology
- Close collaboration with other physicians and specialists in the Fetal Care and Treatment Center, the first comprehensive multidisciplinary fetal diagnosis and therapy center in inland Northern California
- The region’s only level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
- Access to the full Pediatric Heart Center team and the most advanced fetal heart interventions
- Dedicated fetal cardiology coordinator and social worker to manage all your care needs
- A wealth of education about heart anomalies, treatment options and potential outcomes
Fetal echocardiograms
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More about fetal echocardiograms
Some babies have a higher risk of congenital heart disease. Current recommendations for a fetal echocardiogram include:
- Concerns on a routine obstetrical ultrasound
- In vitro fertilization (IVF) or assisted reproductive technology
- Increased nuchal translucency
- Family history of congenital heart disease (1st degree relative)
- Abnormality of another organ system
- Abnormal fetal heart rate or rhythm
- Known or suspected fetal genetic condition
- Monochorionic twin pregnancies
- Abnormal maternal blood screening
- Diabetes mellitus (pre-gestational and gestational)
- Maternal phenylketonuria (PKU)
- Maternal autoimmune disease (lupus)
- Maternal use of certain medications
- Exposure to certain viral infections
- Presence of hydrops
- Inability to fully visualize the cardiac structures
Director, fetal cardiology & echocardiography
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Sherzana Sunderji, M.D.
View full bio for Sherzana Sunderji, M.D.Sherzana Sunderji, M.D., is a fetal and pediatric cardiologist in the Pediatric Heart Center and serves as director of fetal cardiology and echocardiography. Her clinical interests include the diagnosis, evaluation and management of congenital and acquired heart disease from fetus to adult. She specializes in fetal diagnosis and management of congenital heart disease, as well as fetal, transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography.
Our fetal cardiologists
Director, UC Davis Pediatric and Adult Congenital Cardiopulmonary Exercise Laboratory Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology
- Specialties
- Pediatric Cardiology
- Fetal Cardiology
- Adult Congenital Cardiology
- Congenital Anomalies
- Physiology
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics
- Specialties
- Pediatric Cardiology
- Fetal Cardiology
Director, Fetal Cardiology & Echocardiography Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Cardiology
- Specialties
- Fetal Cardiology
- Fetal Echocardiography
- Pediatric Cardiology
- Pediatric Cardiology Advanced Imaging
Medical Director, UC Davis Pediatric Echocardiography Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics
- Specialties
- Pediatric Cardiology
- Echocardiography
- Fetal Echocardiography
- Fetal Cardiology
Director, UC Davis Pediatric and Adult Congenital Cardiopulmonary Exercise Laboratory Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology
- Specialties
- Pediatric Cardiology
- Fetal Cardiology
- Adult Congenital Cardiology
- Congenital Anomalies
- Physiology
Director, Fetal Cardiology & Echocardiography Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Cardiology
- Specialties
- Fetal Cardiology
- Fetal Echocardiography
- Pediatric Cardiology
- Pediatric Cardiology Advanced Imaging
Medical Director, UC Davis Pediatric Echocardiography Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics
- Specialties
- Pediatric Cardiology
- Echocardiography
- Fetal Echocardiography
- Fetal Cardiology
Director, UC Davis Pediatric and Adult Congenital Cardiopulmonary Exercise Laboratory Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology
- Specialties
- Pediatric Cardiology
- Fetal Cardiology
- Adult Congenital Cardiology
- Congenital Anomalies
- Physiology
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics
- Specialties
- Pediatric Cardiology
- Fetal Cardiology
Director, Fetal Cardiology & Echocardiography Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Cardiology
- Specialties
- Fetal Cardiology
- Fetal Echocardiography
- Pediatric Cardiology
- Pediatric Cardiology Advanced Imaging
Medical Director, UC Davis Pediatric Echocardiography Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics
- Specialties
- Pediatric Cardiology
- Echocardiography
- Fetal Echocardiography
- Fetal Cardiology
Get in touch with usReferrals and appointments
Referring physicians from other facilities, patients and families can contact us for more information about our fetal cardiology services including fetal echocardiography services.
For referrals, diagnostics and appointments
Email us
Fetal cardiology clinic locations
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Main clinic locationFetal Care and Treatment Center
Our fetal cardiology program is located within the Fetal Care and Treatment Center at UC Davis Children’s Hospital.
4251 X Street, Suite 1501
Sacramento, CA 95817Contact number: 916-794-2229
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UC Davis Health in Roseville
Pediatric cardiology clinic for evaluation and referrals.
1620 East Roseville Pkwy., Suite 200
Roseville, CA 95661Contact number: 916-794-2229
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Prenatal Diagnosis of Northern California
Fetal clinic for evaluation and referrals.
1801 E. March Lane
Stockton, CA 95207Contact number: 916-794-2229
Our affiliations
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Fetal Heart Society
More about the Fetal Heart SocietyFetal Heart Society’s mission is to advance the field of fetal cardiovascular care & science through collaborative research, education and mentorship.
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The University of California Fetal Consortium
Learn more about the fetal consortiumThe University of California Fetal Consortium is a transdisciplinary collaboration among the five University of California medical centers aimed at optimizing maternal, fetal, and neonatal outcomes by sharing expertise, training, and scholarship to identify and implement high-value, best-care practices.
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NAFTNet
Learn more about NAFTNetThe North American Fetal Therapy Network (NAFTNet) is a voluntary association of 36 medical centers in both the United States, Canada and Mexico that perform advanced in-utero fetal therapeutic procedures.
